Trash emptying

So I gather you would like the Trash to empty itself as soon as you throw something into it?

I don't think that is possible. There are no preferences to alter with its behavior.

Adam

This app should do what you are looking for... although, I have not personally used it:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12669

+*Instantly delete files and folders without sending them to the trash*+

That application says it is only supported through 10.4 Tiger.

Adam

Do you see the files in the trash? Are you getting an error message?

Do you have Windows installed through BootCamp?

~Lyssa

Lyssa,
He says nothing about using Windows in his post.

Adam.

Which is why I asked the question. Even though he didn't mention Windows, neither of us knows if he does have it installed on his machine.

~Lyssa

+*That application says it is only supported through 10.4 Tiger.*+

Hmmm... I hadn't caught that... I just posted the link from VersionTracker. The developers site actually says "Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher"

http://www.northernsoftworks.com/trashx.html

I guess you could always give the developer a call to find out if it is compatible with 10.5

My understanding is that the original poster wants items moved to the trash to be automatically deleted vs. kept in the trash... although, I'm not sure that "preeminently" is the ideal word to describe it.

When you use "Secure empty trash", if you have lots of items, or big files/pictures/movies, it can sometimes take 10-15 minutes. What is happening is that it is making those sectors on your hard drive available for new files/data immediately as opposed to just making them available t write over when it gets to it.

When I have trashed large files or pictures/movies and used secure empty trash, I have seen it take up to 30 minutes to complete that task. Give it time.

Adam